Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921-1 August 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 to 1 August 2005, succeeding Khalid I of Saudi Arabia and preceding Abdullah I of Saudi Arabia.

Biography
Fahd was the eighth son of King Khalid I of Saudi Arabia and Hussa bint Ahmed al-Sudairi, and he had education at the Religious Knowledge Institute in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 1959, he represented Saudi Arabia at the Arab League, and in 1975 he became Deputy Prime Minister to King Khalid I of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded his brother on his death in 1982 during a time of crisis in the Middle East.